Thermal imaging!

[susie]

Ok, its my silly question time again!

Is there such a thing as a thermal imaging camera or lens that does not cost the earth to buy or rent? Just something thats got me curious, and I think its a fun idea to see the different colours of heat on animals and birdies!!

[dseered]

Very specialist area, I am hoping to have a play with one soon :)

[Canon Bob]

It's quite common now for companies to take thermal images of electrical enclosures and control cabinets to predict failures and poor wiring connections. Some buy their own and others use a hire service like thiese folk
http://www.thermascan.co.uk/assets/ir-camera-hire.html

A good quality equine rectal thermometer is probably a cheaper option.

Bob

[dseered]

It's quite common now for companies to take thermal images of electrical enclosures and control cabinets to predict failures and poor wiring connections. Some buy their own and others use a hire service like thiese folk
http://www.thermascan.co.uk/assets/ir-camera-hire.html

A good quality equine rectal thermometer is probably a cheaper option.

Bob

Yep, also for insulation efficiency, electrical inspections can reduce insurance premiums, lots of applications when you start looking into it !

Me I want to look at girls :)

[Canon Bob]

Me I want to look at girls :)

Better make sure they've got a bed free at Lancaster General first then :naughty:

[dseered]

Better make sure they've got a bed free at Lancaster General first then :naughty:
LOL. all mended now :)

[susie]

A good quality equine rectal thermometer is probably a cheaper option.

Bob
:lol: I have 3 of those already!!!

Thanks for the link though, they start at a rather high purchase price to use as a toy, so I expect hire costs would be the same - when I win the lottery perhaps!!


dseered, lucky you, they look like real fun things to have :D

[Garry79]

You could fake the effect using Photoshop if you're looking for a cheap option.

Click me! (http://www.krishnamoorthi.com/2007/01/30/photoshop-tutorial-making-thermal-images/)

[Bubo]

You have been watching Big Cat Diary haven't you :) I used to use a thermal imaging camera in my work and to be honest you are looking at spending at least £20K to get anything like the images on BCD. Whilst I did that job I borrowed the camera to take some pictures of my computer, this is the web site http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bubo/ , it has some bonus pictures of my cats, it should still work I hope. That camera cost £35K back in 2001.

[susie]

You could fake the effect using Photoshop if you're looking for a cheap option.

Click me! (http://www.krishnamoorthi.com/2007/01/30/photoshop-tutorial-making-thermal-images/)Thanks, I think I managed to get something like that effect one day without trying :lol: I just thought it would be fun to have a go with one!
You have been watching Big Cat Diary haven't you :) I used to use a thermal imaging camera in my work and to be honest you are looking at spending at least £20K to get anything like the images on BCD. Whilst I did that job I borrowed the camera to take some pictures of my computer, this is the web site http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bubo/ , it has some bonus pictures of my cats, it should still work I hope. That camera cost £35K back in 2001.:lol: no I don't often watch tv, and I don't have freeview so I would not get anything hat interesting anyway, person I was talking to could have seen it though which would explain a few things. Thanks for the link, Choo Choo looks like a devil cat :D

[adamadam]

You have been watching Big Cat Diary haven't you :) I used to use a thermal imaging camera in my work and to be honest you are looking at spending at least £20K to get anything like the images on BCD. Whilst I did that job I borrowed the camera to take some pictures of my computer, this is the web site http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bubo/ , it has some bonus pictures of my cats, it should still work I hope. That camera cost £35K back in 2001.

woh woh, that's some wicked thermal pussy!

[goldenlight]

Here's a self portrait (that's me centre left with a camera) taken from the screen attached to a thermal imaging camera at the Science Museum in London.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/Science_Museum_Thermal_Image_72ppi.jpg